Jay Bhattacharya is now the presumptive favourite to be chosen by President-elect Donald Trump as the subsequent director of the Nationwide Institutes of Well being (NIH), the Washington Submit reported Saturday, citing three individuals aware of the matter.
The Stanford-trained physician and economist met with Robert F. Kennedy Jr.chosen by Trump to guide the Division of Well being and Human Providers (HHS), this week and impressed him along with his concepts for reforming the NIH, in response to the report.
Trump’s transition group didn’t instantly reply to a Reuters request for remark.
Bhattacharya has referred to as for shifting the company’s focus towards funding extra progressive analysis and decreasing the affect of a few of its longest-serving profession officers, the report added.
Trump tapped Kennedy earlier this month to guide the Division of Well being and Human Providers, the highest U.S. well being company that oversees the NIH and different well being companies.
